Techno-Fix: Why Technology Won't Save Us Or the Environment Michael Huesemann, Joyce Huesemann
Publisher: New Society Publishers

Mindless techno-fixes won't be our way out. There aren't any quick technofix solutions – it is the very technology and behaviour, destructive and insensitive, that has got us into this mess in the first place. Ultimately, real solutions to climate change need to be understood as being essentially political rather than simply technological, because new technology on its own won't improve anything without dramatically changing the context in which it is used. A New Plan to Green Our Schools. Techno fixes are nothing more than magical thinking. Humor Times: World's Funniest News Source Don't cry about the news, laugh about it, with the Im all for technology and for saving the climate, but the thing most seem to overlook is the impact on jobs. In fact, the entire field of geoengineering — a set of technologies that is aimed to try and combat rising temperatures by artificially cooling the planet, among other things — is highly controversial. International Surfing Day to Make Waves on June 20. Techno-Fix: Why Technology Won't Save Us or the Environment - The. Tech optimists' crush of the decade is surely 3D printing. Edward (1996) Why Things Bite Back: Technology and the Revenge of Unintended. VIDEO” Scientist Alan Robock, Rutgers University, meets with protesters before his scheduled session, “Can Geoengineering Save Us from Global Warming? Find us on Facebook · Follow us on Twitter · Contact Us Techno-Fix: Why Technology Won't Save Us or the Environment. It's not about saving the world the way it is now, which is what a lot of these techno-fixes are about, because the way the world is economically and socially structured now has led us to climate change in the first place. That applies especially strongly .. Val Plumwood, Australian environmental philosopher reminds us that techno-optimist fantasies based on hegemonic forms of reason won't save us from ecological crisis. For over 25 years, we've been serving up smart, observational and laugh-out-loud humor to help you make sense of our crazy world.